Jarome Iginla re-signs with the Flames for a three year $21M deal (close to the max as predicted). Flames fans will be dancing in the streets when this team hits the ice for a long playoff run again.
Naslund is back with the Canucks thus putting to rest the rumours that he and Forsberg were a 'pacakge deal' - though Forsberg still hasn't decided where he will play and could still end up on my coast.
Kovalev re-inks with the Canadiens, giving their offense some pop it would otherwise have been lacking.
Gonchar signs with the Pens - moving him WAY up everyone's draft board. He could be a top three pick now.
'The God' Bobby Holik is going to the Thrashers where his two-way physical game will compliment the offense of Heatley and Kovalchouk nicely. Still most likely scenario has Holik as the #2, and Savard as the nominal #1. You can't play Savard on any other line, and Holik doesn't have the necessary speed to play with the two gunners.
One of my favourite deals is Darren McCarty to the Flames. He's a PERFECT fit for the team. Bonus points: He's the lead singer for how own punk rock band 'Grinder'. Now THAT is a hockey player.
I was less enamoured of Amonte coming to the Flames, as I see him on the downswing of his career that was based in it's prime on speed he no longer has. Still, he'll bring some scoring punch to the powerplay and 2nd line.
Cory 'still-born' Stillman signs with Carolina. That the Hurricanes would be his eventual destination is fitting. He's a lazy one-way winger without a heart, and the Canes are the NHL equivalent - good enough to entertain, but not win.
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Still trying to get my footing following the Pronger trade. This really is a new-look NHL.
STOP THE PRESSES!!
Oilers trade Mike York to the Islanders for Mike Peca!
How about news worthy of stopping presses?
Peter Forsberg returns to his original team that drafted him - Philly! Suddenly they look a WHOLE lot better.
And how about Modano - turns out the 5 year deal is not "on", so its back to the drawing board...
Add to that Leetch headed to beantown, presumably to fill the spot vacated by Gonchar?
Busy times...
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Another day, another bevy of signings.
The last of the big names - Khabibulin - is a BlackHawk. All in all, Chicago has done farely well despite missing out on the big playmaking center.
Toronto, finally, does something in signing Allison to a deal. Next they need to ink Lindros and then invest heavily in a massive, cap-exempt, concusion institute.
The Leaf's missed out on Kariya who ends up in Nashville of all places - not on my radar to be sure and given the price, I was rather surprised that others didn't leap on him but time will tell.
Still some fun to be had.
Congrats to Washington for getting Ovechkin signed, now how about giving him someone to play with!
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